[2, 1 2 3 4] Well, it's nice to be victorious but it's better yet to get the call That peace has broken out, there’s no more guns and ships and city walls And aeroplanes and goatskin drums and every place that broke your heart Can all just be bright memory, the war is over, life can start again So ring the bells On every hill I know too well I've looked at heaven and been through hell And I’m going home I’m gonna plant a garden in the furrows that tank treads made I’m gonna own a bakery, start a family, learn to rollerblade There’s gonna come a day real soon when all these fields will be in bloom So hold my hand cause you still can, my little boat has plenty room We’ve faced our fill of fears Spent twice our share of blood and tears And after ten long, endless years We’re going home And god, can I find a place to rest my bones And god, can I ditch this noisy world for just a day alone Me and you When there’s nothing left to lose So help me god, we’ll make it through I’m going home

There where the ocean ends just past the sky-line, Where the seagulls are whirling and singing their song When each part of my body is screaming for rest There’s a hook in my ribcage that pulls me along There where the bronze of the sky comes all feather-white There where reflection turns into a flame What I know is waiting for me keeps my heart on a chain I’ve got a house on a hill where the bills are almost all paid I’ve got friends and neighbors, and a quiet life I’ve made I’ve got a girl that I’ve known since high school, and I know her and she knows me Just over the horizon Just over…

When everything’s turned into ash, When the ocean turns darker than wine, When the air turns so black that it chokes you, I’ll fill up your lungs if you fill mine One day we’ll float free from this rubble When all our sharp memories fade We’ll shout out a song and we’ll raise up a toast To those few lucky suckers that made it So la da di da, here’s to the living Here’s to my friends with a hole in their head You stand and you take what the gods may be giving And you pass round a glass til you’re better than dead I’m gonna sail to the sun I’m gonna turn back the gulf stream I’m gonna pull down the stars from the sky And next up I’ll try and get clean They say go to sea for the freedom They say go to war for the fame And then go back home as a hero Until after two weeks they forget your name So la da di da, here’s to the living Here’s to my friends with a hole in their head You stand and you take what the gods may be giving And you pass round a glass til you’re better than dead And this is for Patroclus, gentle friend, You left early, if only you saw how they cried at the end And this is for Achilles, you shaved your head, And you burned it all down when you saw that your baby was dead And this is for Agamemnon He made it home, Just to find it a stranger, and bleed out alone [1 2 3 1 2] So la da di da, here’s to the living Here’s to my friends with a hole in their head You stand and you take what the gods may be giving And you pass round a glass til you’re better than dead

AEOLUS: I’m an island boy, Poseidon’s pride and joy, got the salt water in my veins I invented sails, surfboards and several whales, and I’m learnin’ how to make rain So get used to the sand between your toes and the sunlight on your skin Cause you’re on island time with the king of the winds [ODYSSEUS: Is there no way to expedite this? Maybe?] AEOLUS AND SAILORS: King of the winds, son of a gun, I’m a sailin’ soul No heart attack to sit right on back and watch the good times rock and roll Just let your mind go to the blue-green line between the sea and the sky Just catch yourself an island breeze and let it all float by [ODYSSEUS: I've had quite enough at this point] AEOLUS: Folks back on land just don’t understand how to take time out of their day I’m an easy goin’ breeze blowin’ helluva guy, and I can chase any storm clouds away A tropical trip is just the doctor’s prescription for to leave your cares behind [ODYSSEUS: I wish I could] Let me fill up your sails and I’ll spin you a tale and we’ll have us a whale of a time [ODYSSEUS: Whale, I get it, haha] AEOLUS AND SAILORS: King of the winds, son of a gun, I’m a sailin’ soul [ODYSSEUS: You really do harmonies? Do you really have to do that?] No heart attack to sit right on back and watch the good times rock and roll [ODYSSEUS: Like, where did you learn those from?] Just let your mind go to the blue-green line between the sea and the sky Just catch yourself an island breeze and let it all float by [AEOLUS: Alright! ODYSSEUS: What are you doing? Get your- no, put me down! I think this is quite enough island time, don't you? Fine...] King of the winds, son of a gun, I’m a sailin’ soul No heart attack to sit right on back and watch the good times rock and roll Just let your mind go to the blue-green line between the sea and the sky Just catch yourself an island breeze and let it all float by [AEOLUS: Everybody!] King of the winds, son of a gun, I’m a sailin’ soul No heart attack to sit right on back and watch the good times rock and roll Just let your mind go to the blue-green line between the sea and the sky [AEOLUS: Big finish!] Just catch yourself an island breeze and let it all float, Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! [ODYSSEUS: We've all had our fun, now can we go?]

CIRCE: Sailor boy, So very tired and so far from home How many months have you been all alone? Poor little dog so long without a… place to rest your head Dance with me As romantic music fills the air A perfect evening for a love affair After which it’s only fair that you no longer want me dead The passion grows, I suppose that it shows how I want you You glow with a rose between your teeth My turtledove, how you long for the love I can give you The stars above and us two underneath So how about it? ODYSSEUS: No. CIRCE: What!? ODYSSEUS: No, thank you? CIRCE: Silly boy ODYSSEUS: I’ll be honest this is really doing nothing for me CIRCE: You should be swooning, I don’t understand ODYSSEUS: I mean, I guess I’m flattered but I just don’t love your whole deal CIRCE: I’m quite the lady and you’re quite a man ODYSSEUS: You seem nice! Well not that nice, I mean, what with the pig thing CIRCE: What the hell do you have planned that you can turn your back on this? ODYSSEUS: (Y'know, it’s funny you should ask that) I’ve got a house on a hill where the bills are almost all paid CIRCE: So you’re in debt and risking soil erosion ODYSSEUS: I’ve got friends and neighbors, and a quiet life I’ve made CIRCE: A quiet life? More like a boring life, is that what you want? ODYSSEUS: I’ve got a girl that I’ve known since high school, and- CIRCE: Wait! Before you say another word, Just listen to this mister prissy monogamous Odysseus, It’s not like I’d do this for any man I’m a goddess, so confess you’re at least curious Odysseus You’ve never had a woman like I am

I had a dream the other night Oceans, oceans away my John I had a dream the other night Oceans away I dreamt and saw my own country Oceans, oceans away my John I dreamt and saw my own country Oceans away I saw my home all closed and dark Oceans, oceans away my John I saw my home all closed and dark Oceans away The stones were cracked and tumbling down Oceans, oceans away my John The stones were cracked and tumbling down Oceans away I saw my love long dead and gone Oceans, oceans away my John I saw my love long dead and gone Oceans away And no man living knew my name Oceans, oceans away my John And no man living knew my name Oceans away I woke to only sea and sky Oceans, oceans away my John I woke to only sea and sky Oceans away I had a dream the other night Oceans, oceans away my John I had a dream the other night Oceans away

ODYSSEUS: Hello? Χαίρετε? Please, I need help. I'm Odysseus. I seek advice? I just need to speak to Tiresias, or anybody. I'll do anything. I'm just trying to get home.] Drifting, forget, ev’ning, infinite Wand’ring, nostos, mem’ry, nekyia Summoned, stranger, warming, warning Poppy, lamplight, prophesy, memory Drifting, forget, ev’ning, infinite Wand’ring, nostos, mem’ry, nekyia (Phantoms we in faded shadow) Summoned, stranger, warming, warning Poppy, lamplight, prophesy, memory (Sacrifice to answering echoes) Who are you that you can see us poor shades You are warm, you are light in the black of the night (Touching) Drifting, forget, ev’ning, infinite Prophesy, memory, nostos, nekyia (Speak and hear the ancients answer)

FIRST GHOST: When you’re dead you don’t have much to do But mope around and read the news, so we’ve all heard of you We've heard about your struggles and we’ve heard about your strife So sit right back and let the spirits give you some advice GHOSTS: Welcome to the afterlife Us friendly ghosts will tell you how to get home to your wife So you better listen closely to our dead-guy advice Cause you’re not where you belong And it's a long, long way back home [ODYSSEUS: Thanks for rubbin' it in] DIOGENES: Alive, I was a wise man of renown Which is how I got invited to the richest house in town “Please don’t spit onto the floor” my billionaire host said Not wanting to offend him, I spat in his face instead GHOSTS: So welcome to the afterlife Not as warm as Florida, but you can’t beat the price! So you better listen closely to our dead-guy advice Cause you’re not where you belong And it's a long, long way back home [ODYSSEUS: Hello? Anyone there?] PLINY: My name’s Pliny and if you’re sick I’ll tell you what to do Add some crushed up lizard teeth into your monkey stew [ODYSSEUS: Ew, gross] SAPPHO: I’m Sappho of Lesbos, and I’m known throughout the world And to fix your problems I think you should do gay stuff with girls [ODYSSEUS: That's kind of difficult for me] SHAKESPEARE: My name’s William Shakespeare, and if you’re asking me, The very best thing for you to do is be, or not to be [ODYSSEUS: That doesn't even make any sense!] WASHINGTON: My name is George Washington, i never told a lie— [ODYSSEUS: Okay, I'm just looking for Tiresias!] TIRESIAS: If you’re seeking for Tiresias, you’ll find his finding easy Because he that you are seeking is the he that you are seeing I am he and he is me, I am the spirit of that prophet Who knew many things about the world before he shuffled off of it It seems you’ve been quite cursed, and what is worse, it’s by Poseidon Meaning you’ll be, as a sailor, doomed to failure trying hiding But a simple salve can sooth this though so sit silent and listen Because you must not be missing major missives such as this one is: When you come to the island of Thrinacia Try not to eat the sun god’s sacred cows [ODYSSEUS: That it? Just don't eat some stupid c-] GHOSTS: So welcome to the afterlife If you’re used to living, you can bet you’ll think it bites! So you better listen closely to our dead-guy advice Cause you’re not where you belong And it's a long, long way back Welcome to the afterlife Comparing it to Tartarus, you’ll find it’s relatively nice! So you better listen closely to our dead-guy advice Cause you’re not where you belong And it's a long, long way back— [ODYSSEUS: Mom?]

Lullay my darling, come my sweeting Come, thou tired, come to thy rest In from the cold winds, the wild waves’ beating Hoireann is ò ro hug o rò Far a la leò bha ho ro eile Na ho rò bhi ò Hi rì na ho ro ri ò Here I’ve a hearth and fire burning A table full laden with meat and with wine Each little thing for a wild heart’s yearning Hoireann is ò ro hug o rò Far a la leò bha ho ro eile Na ho rò bhi ò Hi rì na ho ro ri ò I know your pain and I know your sorrow, I’ve seen your terror, and I’ve seen your joy I offer a warm night and a softer morrow. Hoireann is ò ro hug o rò Far a la leò bha ho ro eile Na ho rò bhi ò Hi rì na ho ro ri ò Lullay my darling, don’t you tire? Come to the arms of the warm, quiet sea Will you not wash off the blood and fire? Hoireann is ò ro hug o rò Far a la leò bha ho ro eile Na ho rò bhi ò Hi rì na ho ro ri ò

CALYPSO: The tide goes out, we pick up shells to take them home You tell me your old stories. I don’t let on I know them. I’m thinking about dinner, Tuesday night and there’s a pot on the stove Your brow cracks like sand as you watch the horizon. I don't think about it, I don’t think about it Calypso, Dolóessa—she who conceals. A girl who takes care of herself. one that knows what's real I’m the queen of my little rock, my only friend, and I’m happy But I’m small and alone in the hot island sun And I catch myself looking at you, oh god, what have I done [ODYSSEUS: Hey, where'd you put the clothespins? CALYPSO: Umm, I think I put them in the bottom left drawer ODYSSEUS: Oh, found 'em, thanks] If I could build us a home From sandcastles and sea foam Would you stay with me? The tide comes in, and hurls its refuse on our shores White knuckles underneath the table, I keep my eyes trained on the kitchen door And watch the seagulls in their reeling and I, I love you more than breathing ODYSSEUS: I’ve got a house on a hill where the bills are almost all paid CALYPSO: We pick up shells and take them home ODYSSEUS: I’ve got friends and neighbors, and a quiet life I’ve made CALYPSO: The tide goes out, I’m thinking about dinner ODYSSEUS: I’ve got a girl that I’ve known since high school, and I know her and she knows me CALYPSO: Tuesday night and there’s a pot on the stove, I don't think about it, I don’t think about it ODYSSEUS Just over the horizon CALYPSO: And I would build us a home, A warm soft bed and a disconnected phone, If you’d just stay, if you’d just stay with me

I wade ashore through the scummy foam The sun’s already hot and it smells just like I’d forgotten that I remember it smelling The orange tree arches over the doorway, and it's so green that it makes me want to cry And I don’t know if I have my land legs back One step more and I’m past where dreaming could take me I have a heart pumping tar and skin full of cracks And somewhere ships are sinking but here it's just… quiet And I see you and you look like music And it's been so long and I’m such a mess Can I be what you’ve waited all this time for? Oh, rag of a man I stop at the gate, dry wood on my fingertips There’s the place on the roof where your dad fixed it that summer And I can hear children playing in the alley. I look behind myself and realize I’ve been walking But I don’t know if my feet touch the ground And you’re there in the window, you don’t turn around And I see you and I feel like dancing But my heart and my body have long forgotten the steps I don’t know what to say to you… I’m sorry I’m late? Whoah whoah Whoah whoah Penelope…

[2, 1 2 3 4] Well, it's nice to be victorious, but it's better yet to make it through The crucible of youth and come out stronger, yes, but softer too And glory and self-sacrifice have given way to warmer plans Friends that stop by through the kitchen, flowers, books, and pots and pans No monsters left to fight Plagal cadence, douse the light, The show is over, so goodnight, We’re going home

EMCEE: Ladies, gentlemen, esteemed guests, and those of you who just wandered in off the streets—I give you the biggest epic, the most tragic tale, the dearest love, the greatest hero, in The Odyssey! [2, 1 2 3 4] ODYSSEUS: Well, it's nice to be victorious but it's better yet to get the call That peace has broken out, there’s no more guns and ships and city walls And aeroplanes and goatskin drums and every place that broke your heart Can all just be bright memory, the war is over, life can start again So ring the bells On every hill I know too well I've looked at heaven and been through hell And I’m going home I’m gonna plant a garden in the furrows that tank treads made SAILORS: I’m gonna own a bakery, start a family, learn to rollerblade ODYSSEUS: There’s gonna come a day real soon when all these fields will be in bloom So hold my hand cause you still can, my little boat has plenty room We’ve faced our fill of fears Spent twice our share of blood and tears And after ten long, endless years We’re going home And god, can I find a place to rest my bones And god, can I ditch this noisy world just for a day alone Me and you When there’s nothing left to lose So help me god, we’ll make it through I’m going home

ODYSSEUS: There where the ocean ends just past the sky-line, Where the seagulls are whirling and singing their song When each part of my body is screaming for rest There’s a hook in my ribcage that pulls me along There where the bronze of the sky comes all feather-white There where reflection turns into a flame What I know is waiting for me keeps my heart on a chain I’ve got a house on a hill where the bills are almost all paid I’ve got friends and neighbors, and a quiet life that I’ve made I’ve got a girl that I’ve known since high school, and I know her and she knows me Just over the horizon Just over…

ODYSSEUS AND SAILORS: When everything’s turned into ash, When the ocean turns darker than wine, When the air turns so black that it chokes you, I’ll fill up your lungs if you fill mine One day we’ll float free from this rubble When all our sharp memories fade We’ll shout out a song and we’ll raise up a toast To those few lucky suckers that made it So la da di da, here’s to the living Here’s to my friends with a hole in their head You stand and you take what the gods may be giving And you pass round a glass til you’re better than dead I’m gonna sail to the sun I’m gonna turn back the gulf stream I’m gonna pull down the stars from the sky And next up I’ll try and get clean They say go to sea for the freedom And they say go to war for the fame And then go back home as a hero Until after two weeks they forget your name So la da di da, here’s to the living Here’s to my friends with a hole in their head You stand and you take what the gods may be giving And you pass round a glass til you’re better than dead ODYSSEUS: And this is for Patroclus, gentle friend, You left early, if only you saw how they cried at the end And this is for Achilles, you shaved your head, And you burned it all down when you saw that your baby was dead And this is for Agamemnon He made it home, Just to find it a stranger, and bleed out alone One, two, three, one, two- ODYSSEUS AND SAILORS: So la da di da, here’s to the living Here’s to my friends with a hole in their head You stand and you take what the gods may be giving And you pass round a glass til you’re better than dead EMCEE: Everybody! ODYSSEUS, SAILORS, AND AUDIENCE: So la da di da, here’s to the living Here’s to my friends with a hole in their head You stand and you take what the gods might be giving And you pass round a glass til you’re better than-

[AEOLUS: So why don't you sit back, relax, enjoy the sights, grab some fruit and veg, and enjoy a bit of island time? Yeah. Oh, yes, we got flamingos too!] I’m an island boy, Poseidon’s pride and joy, I got the salt water in my veins I invented sails, surfboards and several whales, and I’m learnin’ how to make rain So get used to the sand between your toes and the sunlight on your skin Cause you’re on island time with the king of the wind [ODYSSEUS: Can we expedite it somehow, maybe?] King of the winds, son of a gun, I’m a sailin’ soul [ODYSSEUS: How'd you guys learn the lyrics? When?] No heart attack to sit right on back and watch the good times rock and roll Just let your mind go to the blue-green line between the sea and the sky Just catch yourself an island breeze and let it all float by Folks back on land just don’t understand how to take time out of their day [ODYSSEUS: You're doing harmonies now? What's this?] I’m an easy goin’ breeze blowin’ helluva guy, and I can chase any storm clouds away A tropical trip is just the doctor’s prescription for to leave your cares behind Let me fill up your sails and I’ll spin you a tale and we’ll have us a whale of a time [ODYSSEUS: Whale, I get it, haha.] King of the winds, son of a gun, I’m a sailin’ soul [ODYSSEUS: Oh god dammit!] No heart attack to sit right on back and watch the good times rock and roll Just let your mind go to the blue-green line between the sea and the sky Just catch yourself an island breeze and let it all float by [ODYSSEUS: Okay, we've had enough of this, alright? AEOLUS: Alright, break it down! ODYSSEUS: Is anybody else concerned about this? No? What the- Wow! What the hell? Highly concerning. AEOLUS: Alright I want you all to sing on the next chorus, I'll cue ya. Yeah, take it there, Mark!] 'Cause I'm King of the winds, son of a gun, I’m a sailin’ soul [AEOLUS: No heart attack! No heart attack!] No heart attack to sit right on back and watch the good times rock and roll [AEOLUS: Let your mind go to that blue-green line!] Just let your mind go to the blue-green line between the sea and the sky [AEOLUS: Catch yourself an island breeze!] Just catch yourself an island breeze and let it all float by [AEOLUS: Everybody! Bring it home!] King of the winds, son of a gun, I’m a sailin’ soul No heart attack to sit right on back and watch the good times rock and roll Just let your mind go to the blue-green line between the sea and the sky Just catch yourself an island breeze and let it all float Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! [AEOLUS: Alright now who wants to swim with dolphins?]

CIRCE: Wait, wait, wait! Don't kill me. I'll make you an offer. ODYSSEUS: An offer? CIRCE: Sailor boy, So very tired and far from home How many months have you been all alone? Poor little dog so long without a… place to rest your head Dance with me As romantic music fills the air The perfect evening for a love affair After which it’s only fair that you’ll no longer want me dead The passion grows, I suppose that it shows how I want you You glow with a rose between your teeth My turtledove, how you long for the love I can give you The stars above and us two underneath So how about it? ODYSSEUS: No. CIRCE: What!? ODYSSEUS: No, thank you? CIRCE: Silly boy ODYSSEUS: I’ll be honest this is really doing nothing for me CIRCE: You should be swooning, I don’t understand ODYSSEUS: I mean, I guess I’m flattered but I just don’t love your whole deal CIRCE: I’m quite the lady and you’re quite a man ODYSSEUS: You seem nice! Well not that nice, I mean, what with the pig thing CIRCE: What the hell do you have planned that you can turn your back on this? ODYSSEUS: (Yknow, it’s funny you should ask that) I’ve got a house on a hill where the bills are almost all paid CIRCE: So you’re in debt and risking soil erosion ODYSSEUS: I’ve got friends and neighbors, and a quiet life that I’ve made CIRCE: A quiet life? More like a boring life, is that what you want? ODYSSEUS: I’ve got a girl that I’ve known since high school, and- CIRCE: Wait! Before you say another word, Just listen to this mister prissy monogamous Odysseus, It’s not like I’d do this for any man I’m a goddess, so confess you’re at least curious Odysseus You’ve never had a woman like I am [So how about it, stud?]

SAILORS: I had a dream the other night Oceans, oceans away my John I had a dream the other night Oceans away I dreamt and saw my own country Oceans, oceans away my John I dreamt and saw my own country Oceans away I saw my home all closed and dark Oceans, oceans away my John I saw my home all closed and dark Oceans away The stones were cracked and tumbling down Oceans, oceans away my John The stones were cracked and tumbling down Oceans away I saw my love long dead and gone Oceans, oceans away my John I saw my love long dead and gone Oceans away And no man living knew my name Oceans, oceans away my John And no man living knew my name Oceans away I woke to only sea and sky Oceans, oceans away my John I woke to only sea and sky Oceans away I had a dream the other night Oceans, oceans away my John I had a dream the other night Oceans away EMCEE: And that's intermission. Thank you.

[ODYSSEUS: Hello? Χαίρετε? I need help. I'm Odysseus. I seek advice? I'm just trying to speak to Tiresias. Or anybody. I’ll do anything. I’m just trying to get home.] FIRST GHOST: Home? GHOSTS: Drifting, forget, ev’ning, infinite Wand’ring, nostos, mem’ry, nekyia Summoned, stranger, warming, warning Poppy, lamplight, prophesy, memory Drifting, forget, ev’ning, infinite Wand’ring, nostos, mem’ry, nekyia (Phantoms we in faded shadow) Summoned, stranger, warming, warning Poppy, lamplight, prophesy, memory (Sacrifice to answering echoes) Who are you that you can see us poor shades You are warm, you are light in the black of the night (Touching) Drifting, forget, ev’ning, infinite Prophesy, memory, nostos, nekyia (Speak and hear the ancients answer) FIRST GHOST: When you’re dead you don’t have much to do But mope around and read the news, so we’ve all heard of you We’ve heard about your struggles and we’ve heard about your strife So sit right back and let the spirits give you some advice GHOSTS: Welcome to the afterlife Us friendly ghosts will tell you how to get home to your wife So you better listen closely to our dead-guy advice Cause you’re not where you belong And it's a long, long way back home DIOGENES: Alive, I was a wise man of renown Which is how I got invited to the richest house in town “Please don’t spit onto the floor” my billionaire host said Not wanting to offend him, I spat in his face instead [ODYSSEUS: That's not advice!] GHOSTS: So welcome to the afterlife Not as warm as Florida, but you can’t beat the price! So you better listen closely to our dead-guy advice Cause you’re not where you belong And it's a long, long way back home PLINY: My name’s Pliny and if you’re sick I’ll tell you what to do Add some crushed up lizard teeth into your monkey stew [ODYSSEUS: Ew, gross!] SAPPHO: I’m Sappho of Lesbos, and I’m known throughout the world And to fix your problems I think you should do gay stuff with girls [ODYSSEUS: That's kinda hard?] SHAKESPEARE: My name’s William Shakespeare, and if you’re asking me, The very best thing for you to do is be, or not to be [ODYSSEUS: That doesn't make any sense!] WASHINGTON: My name is George Washington, and I never told a lie—oh good heavens! [ODYSSEUS: Wait, wait, I'm just looking for Tiresias! Is Tiresias there?] TIRESIAS: If you’re seeking for Tiresias, you’ll find his finding easy Because he that you are seeking is the he that you are seeing I am he and he is me, I am the spirit of that prophet Who knew many things about the world before he shuffled off of it It seems you’ve been quite cursed, and what is worse, it’s by Poseidon Meaning you’ll be, as a sailor, doomed to failure trying hiding But a simple salve can sooth this though so sit silent and listen Because you must not be missing major missives such as this one is: When you come to the island of Thrinacia Try not to eat the sun god’s sacred cows [ODYSSEUS: Is that it? Just don't eat some stupid cows?] GHOSTS: So welcome to the afterlife If you’re used to living, you can bet you’ll think it bites! So you better listen closely to our dead-guy advice Cause you’re not where you belong And it's a long, long way back Welcome to the afterlife Comparing it to Tartarus, you’ll find it’s relatively nice! So you better listen closely to our dead-guy advice Cause you’re not where you belong And it's a long, long way back— [ODYSSEUS: Mom? ANTICLEA: Hi, sweetheart. ODYSSEUS: What are you doing here?]

SIRENS: Lullay my darling, come my sweeting Come, thou tired, come to thy rest In from the cold winds, the wild waves’ beating Hoireann is ò ro hug o rò Far a la leò bha ho ro eile Na ho rò bhi ò Hi rì na ho ro ri ò Here I’ve a hearth and fire burning A table full laden with meat and with wine Each little thing for a wild heart’s yearning Hoireann is ò ro hug o rò Far a la leò bha ho ro eile Na ho rò bhi ò Hi rì na ho ro ri ò I know your pain and I know your sorrow, I’ve seen your terror, and I’ve seen your joy I offer a warm night and a softer morrow. Hoireann is ò ro hug o rò Far a la leò bha ho ro eile Na ho rò bhi ò Hi rì na ho ro ri ò Lullay my darling, don’t you tire? Come to the arms of the warm, quiet sea Will you not wash off the blood and fire? Hoireann is ò ro hug o rò Far a la leò bha ho ro eile Na ho rò bhi ò Hi rì na ho ro ri ò [ODYSSEUS: Beeswax in, keep rowing! Rowing! Don't listen to them! Don't!]

[EMCEE: And so, they existed in a quiet breeze. They worked together, they took turns cleaning, they combed the meager beach, they ate, and they talked. And in that funny way that time has, seven years passed.] CALYPSO: The tide goes out, we pick up shells to take them home You tell me your old stories. I don’t let on I know them. I’m thinking about dinner, Tuesday night and there’s a pot on the stove Your brow cracks like sand as you watch the horizon. I don't think about it, I don’t think about it Calypso, δολόεσσα—she who conceals. A girl who takes care of herself. one that knows what's real I’m the queen of my little rock, my only friend, and I’m happy But I’m small and alone in the hot island sun When I catch myself looking at you, oh god, what have I done ODYSSEUS: Hey, where'd you put the clothespins? CALYPSO: Oh, I think I put them in the bottom left drawer. ODYSSEUS: Oh, perfect, found them. Thanks! CALYPSO: If I could build us a home From sandcastles and sea foam Would you stay with me? The tide comes in, and throws its refuse on our shores Underneath the table, I keep my eyes trained on the kitchen door And watch the seagulls in their reeling and I, I love you more than breathing ODYSSEUS: I’ve got a house on a hill where the bills are almost all paid CALYPSO: We pick up shells to take them home ODYSSEUS: I’ve got friends and neighbors, and a quiet life that I’ve made CALYPSO: The tide goes out, I’m thinking about dinner ODYSSEUS: I’ve got a girl that I’ve known since high school, and I know her and she knows me CALYPSO: Tuesday night and there’s a pot on the stove, I don't think about it, I don’t think about it ODYSSEUS Just over the horizon CALYPSO: And I would build us a home, A warm soft bed and a disconnected phone, If you’d just stay, if you’d just stay with me

[EMCEE: But the water carried him steadily on towards home.] ODYSSEUS: I wade ashore through the scummy foam The sun’s already hot and it smells just like I’d forgotten that i remember it smelling The orange tree arches over the doorway, and it's so green that it makes me want to cry I don’t know if I have my land legs back One step more and I’m past where dreaming could take me I have a heart pumping tar and skin full of cracks And somewhere ships are sinking but here it's just… quiet And I see you and you look like music And it's been so long and I’m such a mess Can I be what you’ve waited all this time for? Oh, rag of a man I stop at the gate, dry wood on my fingertips There’s the place on the roof where your dad fixed it that summer I can hear children playing in the alley. I look behind myself and realize I’ve been walking But I don’t know if my feet touch the ground And you’re there in the window, you don’t turn around And I see you and I feel like dancing But my heart and my body have long forgotten the steps I don’t know what to say to you… I’m sorry I’m late? Whoah whoah Whoah whoah Penelope… [EMCEE: And so Odysseus and Penelope reunited— PENELOPE: You grew your hair out! ODYSSEUS: Yeah, I guess I did. Do you like it? PENELOPE: I'll get used to it.]

[EMCEE: Goodnight!] ODYSSEUS: Well, it's nice to be victorious, but it's better yet to make it through The crucible of youth and come out stronger, yes, but softer too And glory and self-sacrifice have given way to warmer plans Friends that stop by through the kitchen, flowers, books, and pots and pans ODYSSEUS AND EMCEE: No monsters left to fight Plagal cadence, douse the light, The show is over, so goodnight, We’re going home TANGENT: [I'm trying to do a song!] There's only seven actors, we all filled a lot of shoes, And of all the love interests, I play not one but two. But I will not complain about the hand that I've been dealt: I guess it just means I'm hot enough to get a guy to leave me for myself! FRANKIE AND MOLLY: [**Speaking grammelot**] To sail under Odysseus they say is mighty fine, Unless you're the poor schmucks with unintelligible lines, ALL SAILORS: Oh, I don't want no more of army life, Gee, Ma, I wanna go home! RORY: [Don't you know how to behave in a theatre?] I am the composer and songwriter for this show, And if you want to be like me there's one thing you should know, There's a trick for writing songs for an ancient Greek or Roman: Rip off the Mountain Goats and keep on stuffing the word "home" in! CASSIAN: Hello, I am the writer, I'm happy to be here I also play the most roles, seven of them, to be clear. And the writer, art designer, ukulelist, set erector— You don't get a moment's a rest when you're dating the director! MARK: I am the pianist, TONY: And I play the guitar, MARK: We don't have no lyrics, we play chords in the bar. TONY: But if you liked us casting curses on those ancient Greeks, We hope you liked that we also learned all these songs last week! HEIDI: Stage manager? I hardly know her! I took notes, and know the every aspect of show. So if you ask me I thought that this one ran just this slow I did lots of work staring at spreadsheets and the blocking, But if you ask what's in my head... It all just sounds like- [DEREK: Whoah, whoah, whoah, what's going on here, hey, hey, hey—What about me, Derek, huh? How's my story end? ODYSSEUS: Oh, wait, you're Derek? DEREK: Yeah!] ELIA: If this looks like fun to you, there's one thing you should know: That to be the title character in The Odyssey Show, May seem like fun and games, but it sure puts you to the test My voice is fully shot, and I just need a goddamn rest! LEX: But before you go to sleep tonight, I hope you all remember, The story of Odysseus from now until December, And your humble host, of course, who needs no introduction, Truth is, I've been a massive diva throughout this whole production! [RORY: Thank you all so much for coming, it means the world to us. If you want to see more shows like this, please don't hesitate to make a donation, every cent goes towards our next show. Thank you! Goodnight!] [cheering, applause] [TANGENT: Alright, get out!]